Baby chair



Sept. 30, 1947. A.. G. McEAHERN BABY CHAIR Fiied March 23. 1945 2Sheets-Sheet 1 s. WWW v Patented Sept. 30, 1947 UNITED STATES eATENTOFI-lcs BABYCHAIR Andrew G. McEachern, St. Petersburg, Fla. rApplicationMarch 23, 194,5Seria1l No. 584,288`

This invention relates to an improved baby chair, particularly the styleor type which is primarily adapted for use in automobiles, and which isconstructed to be conveniently hung and safely suspended from theupstanding back of the conventional automobile seat.

if' More specifically, and as is evident from the drawings, the chair isof a form employing a. suitably shaped and proportionate hook to takeover the upper edge portion of the conventional automobile seat, theframe thereof being such that the cushioned part of the seat coactstherewith informing a comfortable back rest for the occupant'of thechair.

fY-In carrying out the principles of the preferred embodiment oftheimproved chair, I employ a one-piece metal frame structure which is bentbetween its ends to provide the necessary part for safe and convenientattachment and suspension for the board forming the seat proper, and forthe associated horizontal parallel rounds forming the arms.

Another object of the invention is to generally, specifically andotherwise improve upon baby chairs and seats now patented and in use'inthe same field of endeavor, this through the medium of an unusuallysimple and sturdy structure which promotes desired features of safety,comfort and simplicity.

Other features and advantages will become more readily apparent from thefollowing description and the accompanying illustrative drawings.

In the drawings, wherein like numerals are employed to designate likeparts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a side elevational View of a baby chair constructed inaccordance with the principles of the invention, showing, in dottedlines, the manner in which it is used.

Figure 2 is a front View of the same, that is, a View of Figure 1observing same in a direction from left to right.

Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken approximately upon the plane ofthe line 3-3 of Figure 2, looking downwardly in the direction of 4thearrows.

Figure 4 is a sectional and elevational detail view showing the mannerof connecting the outer ends of the rounds or arms with the frontuprights of the frame structure.

Figure 5 is a section, suitably enlarged, on the plane of the line 5-5of Figure 3, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 6 is a section on the line 6 6 of Figure 1, looking in thedirection of the arrows.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of one of the details.

Referring now to the drawings by distinguishing reference numerals, theframe is a unitary 101mm. (criss-Ae) x par-t and is fashioned from asingle length of pipe orr tubing of appropriate material and dimensions.This frame is indicated generally by the numeral 9. The major part ofthe frame is of general U-shaped form and the bight or connectiveportionthereof I0 is bent and properly curved to provide a hook toengage over the upper rounded edge portion of the automobile seat S. Thedepending limbs or reaches are denoted at II and these have forwardlyand outwardly eX- tending Lhorizontal end'portions I2 and verticalterminals I3, the latter forming the front uprights. Thus, the parts IIcan be referred to as uprights and ,also the parts I3 as uprights, and

the interconnecting members I2 Vas seat supports. It follows that theseat board I4 has its end portions resting on and protruding beyond themembers I2. Said end portions are secured by suitable clips I5 to theboard-supporting members I2. It will be noticed also that thelongitudinal edge portions of the board are provided with notches I6which partly embrace the respective uprights II and I3. This facilitatesassembling parts and promotes stability. Also, the corners of' the seatboard are suitably rounded, as indicated at I1.

The arms are in the form of wooden (preferably oak) rounds I8. The innerend of each round is connected to the threaded shank of a screw eye, theshank being indicated at I9 and the eye at 20, and the eye surroundingthe upright II, as shown in Figure 6. The outer end of the arm or roundis suitably convexed and rounded,'as at 2|, to minimize the presence ofsharp edges. The outer end of the round is secured by a screw 22. Thishas its threaded shank threaded into a wooden block or peg 23 which isfirmly wedged in the upper open end of the adjacent upright I3. Thelower side of the round is formed with a socket receiving the upper endof the upright I3. These uprights are sometimes referred to as frontposts.

I also provide safety body-encircling and retaining belts or straps 24and 25, and these are provided with loops at their rear ends, asindicated at 2S, the loops being slidably mounted on the uprights Il.The free ends of the straps are secured together by an adjustable bucklearrangement 2l.

The chair ts on any automobile seat, hooks over the top of a seat andsuspends from the top, using the automobile cushion as the back.

It can be used in the home by just hooking it illustrated in thedrawings Will enable the readeri to obtain a clear understanding andimpression of the alleged features of merit and novelty suf-r cient toclarify the construction of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

Minor changes in shape, size, materials and rearrangement of parts maybe resorted to in actual practice so long as no departure is made fromthe invention as claimed.

I claim:

A portable baby chair for use in automobiles and the like comprising anespecially bent frame fashioned from a single length of tubular metal,the latter being bent andformed .between its ends to provide a U-shapedpart functioning as a hanger, the intermediate portion of said U-shapedpari; being bent into a hook so shaped and sized as to engage over thebackrest of a seat, the outer terminal ends of the end portions of saidtubular metal being bent up laterally to provide vertically disposableuprights, the remaining intervening portions of said metal constitutingseat board accommodating and supporting members and being horizontallydisposed between the limbs of the U-shaped part and the lower endportions of said uprights, a rigid seat board having its ends mounted onand extending beyond said horizontal supporting members and securedthereto byc'lips,f.v apair of parallel arms, each arm being Vinvtheforrn of a Wooden round, a screw eye at the rear end of said roundvsecuring the same to the intermediate portion of an adjacent limb ofsaid U-shaped part, the outer endibeing socketed and receiving the upperend of the coactingupright, and 4means securing said outer end to saidupper end of the last-named upright. t ANDREW G. MCEACHERN.

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